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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

One incident related by Gen. Averell was
this: He was Oh duty with Col. Porter's com.
mand at Manassas after the first Bull Run.
One day the colonel and staff, with squad.
ron of cavalry, went out beyond the pickets
TO reconnoitet, when they saw an equal body
of horsemen in Confederate gray approaching
from an opposite direction. Col Porter gave
the order TO charge when the other body
displayed flag Of truce. The leader of the
Confederates said TO Gen. AverelI, who went
forward to meet him, II am Col Taylor, Of
the Confederate States army, and am the
bearer of dispatches from President Davis of
the Confederate States TO President Lincoln
Of the United States" The dispatches were
received and forwarded TO Washington, when
Col. Taylor said, "This ends our official inter.
view" Then the two opposing forces were
surprised to STE Coils. Porter and Taylor EN-.
bracing each other, with the EXPLANATIONS;
sandy, old boyp "Tom, old fellow, how are
youP a flask Of old rye was fished out and
the two comrades fraternized. They had
been chums at West Point. The dispatches
proposed an exchange Of prisoners, and were
returned by President Lincoln with the in
doisement that the United States declined to
recognize the south as belligerents. Alabama
Journal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
Some Wise Women,
Attorney-Genera

| A poor clergyman died and left widow
and two daughters. One of the daughter
was an invalid and the other became thu
mainstay of the little family. Like too many
| girls, she had received a general but super
| ficiui education, which did not qualify her tt
teach ANYTHING She hal no taste OF skill a.
a milliner or dressmaker. What could she
do? Accidentally, she heard a number Of
housekeepers regretting the impossibility OF
having hot, fresh cakes for Sundays break
fast. She had recipe for making Englisf
mullins, which, if baked on Saturday, can bt
heated the next morning
She called on her friends and took orders
for these mullins. The cakes We're delicious
and promptly served. Her customers in
creased She has now large establishment
and comfortable income.
Another woman, in the same position, "took
stock of herself" to discover what she could do.
81 know" she said, that it is the thing
which we can do better than any one else,
however trivial it may be, which commands
success. had but one little craft; could
dress hair and understood its management. /
set out upon tour through the inland towns
and villages of the middle states, advertised
that Mrs. P would teach ladies to dress
their hair becomngly and to care for it on
scientific principles.
Gin these small towns coiffurs5 are I'M
known. was the first to enter a new field,
and l reaped rich harvest. Since then |
have visited and found business in a great
many of the larger towns of the United
States"
Another woman, a half starved dressmaker
in great city where there were hundreds of
dressmakers, overheard gentleman in a
street car say that there was no place in the
city where man could have his socks or un-
derwear mended. She took a room near
college and opened a mending shop She,
too. was the one person in possession of a
new business, and therefore succeeded
Youths Companion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
Misery After Eating

Is avoided by dyspeptics who, guided by the
recorded experience of thousands, begin and
Systematically pursue course of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Persistence in the use of
this pure and highly accredited stomachic. is
the sole and agreeable condition of the entire
removal of the obstinate forms of dyspepsia,
no less than temporary fit of indigestion.
In connection with the use of this specific, it
Is desirable to avoid articles offood which in
dividual experience has shown to be difficult
benefited. Each dyspeptic's past observ-
alton of his digestive capacity should enable
him to be his own guide and mentor in this
particular, not trusting to any set of dietetic
rules too general to be suited to particular
cases. Biliousness and constipation, heart
burn, wind upon the stomach, sour eructa-
tons, headache and mental dependency,
are among the concopitants of dyspepsia,
and we put 1t to flight by the Bitters.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

A man having large business interests and
handsome income married lady who, ac-
customed all her previous life to the luxuries
Of wealth, had never formed any clear con-
ception of the value and purchasing power Of
money. For some months every whim, no
matter how extravagant, was promptly graf
tied by the indulgent husband, who always
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

The Leonard Harvey habeas corpus be-
fore Judge Walker yesterday, turned out
to be windfall. Before the case came
up the Missouri sheriff had all his docu
ment5 in shipshspe, and the prisoner
learning the fact wilted and made no at
tempt TO press his petition. Judge
Walker, therefore ordered him remanded,
and he left last night in custody of the
officer for Missouri.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
Electric whistle. :, rr.n...

Electric whistles, very melodious in sound
and said TO be less expensive in manufacture
than electric bells, are being favorably re-
ceived IN France. The whistle is made by
lifting Dnall brass tube with suitable aper-
lures 50 that it opens against the spring Of a
suitably formed comnutator or circuit
make and break "-Boston Budget.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Mr.. A. Rosenbaum, whose card is seen
herein, has by his strict attention and
good business qualities, and pure integrity
made himself very popular with the first
class city trade, and has one of the neatest
establishments in Austin. His stock
keeper, Mr.. james Lynch, deserves some
praise in this.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

The Pearl House saloon is offered for
sale in another column of this paper, and
we think party desiring to engage in
that business could secure bargain and
a good stand by purchasing the same.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she ave them Castoria,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Seriousness of purpose and steadfa t.
ness of activity with big ad., will always
win. The live clothing man, Mr.. Abe
Williams, presents to the public the fact
that he is still in business at the old stand,
and has bargains for qll. Call and see
him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Five suits on lease contracts against
cattle men and cattle companies have been
filed to the next term Of the district
court, and it is likely that more are to
come.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

John Ensall, who thought he would sue
out writ of habeas corpus to get out of
jail, has changed his mind. John found
out thing or two perhaps.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

The South Austin schools begin Sep
TENDER 10. G. S. Knott teaches the lower
and Miss j en- lie Davis the upper school.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

New Alpine stocks have the shepherds
crook and silver bands OH which 10 engrave
names Of places visited.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
Shall We Drop Int the Sun.
Wac0 Dav

" dCO lay
A writer in THE GAZETTE advances a
theory which might now be accepted as
based on very fair scientific deductions
if it had come down to US with the sane
ton of the past. It is that the earth is
an off-shoot OF the sun and part of that
luminsry-that in the process of forms-
ton it was filed with gases and by the
buoysncy thus given 1t rose through the
blue ether of space, superior to the SUMS
attraction, until 1t reached the point IL
the solar system which it now occupies,
being held in position by an equipoise of
internal gas and external solar attraction,
two forces which are as ABSOLUTELY cen
trifugal and centripetal as those now
falsely attributed to other causes. When
the earth reached the line of its present
orbit, this writer says the
force of the SUMS attraction
equalled, but could not over
come the buoyancy of the gas stored IN
the earth, which resulted in the earth re-
naming stationary, and so it remains.
Pursuing his subject, he says the forma-
ton OF gas in the bowels of the earth is
subject to the laws which govern the
formation of gas in any gas factory. The
supply is sometimes greater, sometimes
less. This difference is regulated by
safety valves well known to scientists,
viz: The volcanoes. If too much gas is
generated it escapes through these
safety valves, and thus nature preserves
an equilibrium. Then follows warning
to man not to disturb the harmony Of
these laws by opening artificial vents to
this buoyant quality of the earth, or, in
other words, not to bore for natural gas.
Otherwise, as this supply is exhausted,
the earth will be gradually but surely
drawn toward the sun and finally fall
back into the seething mass ofits intense
heat and be resolved into its original
chaos.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17

MR.. STEVENSON, in his book, "New
Despotism of The Representative, is an
English prophet who thinks our republic
must come to pieces in about thirteen
years, and that from necessity we will
have to adopt the monsrchial system of
government. Cavendish, titled coun-
tryman of his, made the same prediction
in his "Downfall Of the Crest Republic" a
century ago. While we should never forget
that eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty, there is no occasion for alarm be-
cause of these prophecies. The people Of
America are too intelligent and too
patriotic. Some men and some bodies of
men have usurped power to which they
had no title, in the past, and may do so
in the future. The integrity of American
citizenship has never failed to rebuke
them. Our people know that they are the
government as we'll as the governed, and
that they have it in their power at all
times to correct abuses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17

JUPITER PLUvIUs, accompanied by his
friend and fellow-townsman, Jupiter
Tonans, have been holding high carnival
in West Texas for some days past. We
cordially welcome these distinguished
gentlemen with true Texas hospitality,
but we humbly beg of them not to be SO
demonstrstiye, Washing away mail
coaches and running all the sitting eggs
may be en- .regle on the OIympian heights,
but from our worldly, sordid standpoint
we do not believe it to be conducive to
the best interests of Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
TEXAS In TYPE.
Clippings from State Exchanges on Matters
of Interest.

Clippings from State Exchanges on Matters
/ of Interest.
Nacogdoches wants cotton-seed oil
mill.
Crops are growing nicely in Trinity
county.
Wichita Falls is getting to be quite g
wool market.
Corsicana claims the largest planning
mill in the state.
Water courses in Wilbsrger county are
reported bank ful.
The Rusk Standard tells of Cat nearly
eighteen years old.
The refrigerator works at Ell Paso be-
gan operations May l3.
The county buildings of Graysor
county are progressing rapidly.
In Williamson county the cotton and
corn crop prospect is fattering.
The late rains in Hunt county have
killed much of the young cotton.
Delta county has not had such & rain
before in years as fell last week.
The farmers of Grayson county are en-
thusiassic over the crop prospects.
Marienfeld claims TO have 100000
pounds of wool awaiting purchasers.
The wool receipts at Colorado for the
last week amounted to 81 900 pounds.
Temple certainly did itself much credit
in the entertainment of the firemen OF the
state.
A club has been organized at Boerne' to
be known as the Kendall County Jockey
Club.
Horseback riding among the ladies OF
many Texas towns is becoming quite
common.
Wheat and oat crops will be light in
Cooper county. The peaches and apples
are failure.
The prospect for an abundant fruit crop
in NaCOgdoches county is as fine as was
ever seen at this season.
On many of the farms IN Wilbarger
county the owners average their wheat
crop at twenty bushels to the acre.
Large quantities of plums are being
shipped daily from Jacksonville, and
shippers are preparing to handle a large
peach crop.
The farmers around AlVord are now
busy working out weeds, caused by the
fine rains which have thoroughly soaked
the ground.
The Brady Sentinel reports the Colo
RADIO river on boom, and adds that two
more good rains will insure fine corn
crop and an abundance of feed.
There will be larger acreage in corn
and cotton in Clay county this year than
ever before, and from the present outlook
there will be an unusually heavy yield of
both crops.
The scholastic census of Abilene just
foots up AL white children
within the scholastic ages, and thirteen
2l2 white males, 229 white fe-
males; nine colored males, four CoIored
females.
The Colorado Clipper says that gardens
are flourishing and many people are haV-
ing all the vegetables from their own
gardens. There are very few varieties that
will not grow well in our soil with lit
tie irrigating.
Great beds of valuable mineral paint
are found in the immediate vicinity of
Henrietta and in many other portions of
Clay county. This substance ground in
Oil makes a most excellent paint that will
neither fade nor wash off.
The Ladonia News says: "There are
to US almost daily cases of sup
posed hydrophobla appearing in the neigh
borhood. Citizens cannot be too cautious
in regard to this matter, and the moment
4 dog shows the least symptoms of rabies
he should be killed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17

THE Temple Times is right. "Any
question of government involving a de-
cision at the ballot-box is political;" but
every such question is not partisan, and a
test of party fealty. Were every "question
of government involving decision at
the ballot-b0x" partisan one, then
the proposed amendment to the Texas
constitution providing for the assessment
and collection of taxes in unorganized
counties would furnish test for party
feelty. Does the Times see the point?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
COSTLY COSTUMES.

To the plain Democrat, whose Adde'S
cence was passed in jeans and homespun,
and whose youthful eyes flashed with IN
utterable delight and admiration upon
seeing his sweetheart arrsye6 in fresh
cotton stripes, the rustling of silk
dress. the floating toaminess of lmmacu-
late muslins, or the CLEAN of jewels,
must always be more or less exciting.
1t is difficult to grow familiar 10 them.
What would become of US did we stand
in the Queens drawing room and witness
the toilets Of our wealthy American
sisters who are setting London wild with
jealousy by their artistic magnifcence, is
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
ALTAR AND TOMB.
The Gazette's Record of the Marriages
and Deaths in Texas.

MARRIAGES,

MARRlAGESs
Ed Torrey and Miss Nora Heuss, Gal.
weston, May II.
A. A. Dunn and Miss Jennie Dobson,
Coleman, May 10.
Sam G. Heath and Miss Bette Lane,
Shiloh, Mays.
RI. Chance and Miss Fannie a. Jones,
Ktlleen, May s.
T. L. Traylor and Miss Willie Gerald,
Johnson county, May Z.
J. F. Edwards and Miss Cornelia Laird,
Johnson county, May IL.
CD. Purden and Miss Jennie Arthur,
Paris, May IL.
Rev. J. W. FARES and Miss Rosabella
Simonton, Huntsville, May 8.
&C. F. Blanchard and Miss Bette
Jones, Paint Rock, May 10.
Howard L. Mather and Miss Katie
Briggs, Galveston, May 9.
T. B.Lawrence and Miss Mollie Shelby,
Texsrkana, May 10.
J. W. Bouldin and Miss Callie M
Green, Corsicana, May 6.
Rice MeXey and Miss Maggie A
Broyles, Van Alstyne, May II.
F. M. Carley and Miss Lula Strayhorni
Groesbeeck, Mays
CdySILS L duu NuISS w 1l1lC d11O41S
Grandview, May 7.
George Weatherford and Miss Matte
Reynolds, Bennett, May 8.
Charles Carter and Miss Maggie Ander'
son, Corsicana, May IL.
William Lofand and Miss Halle Jack
Galveston, May IL.
Mr.. Charles Schrade and Miss Mathilde
Nagle, Cuero, May IL.
Fl. Treadway and Miss Susie Doug
lass, Sulphur Springs, May 8.
E. Reaves and Miss Ula Morris, Cooper
May s.
Horace Alexander and Miss Carrie
Campbell, Houston, May IL.
Thomas Lawrence and Miss Mollie
Shelby, Texarkana, May 10.
E. F. Stanton and Miss Florence B
Sturkey, Dublin, May H.
w. J. Mitchell and Miss Ella Sharkey,
Midlothian, HAY IL.
E. T. Lewis and Miss Sallie Cooke,
San Saba, May 10.
JEFF Crawford and Miss M. E. Roachel.
Hico, May II.
Wy. Taylor and Miss Emma Waltr:p,
Granbury, Mays
L. A. Mays and Miss Ada Bell, Gran
bury, May 8.
DEATHS.
Miss Sallie Pickett, Cleburne, May Z.
Mrs. EImira Dodson, Honey Grove,
May 9.
Mrs. Bette II. Hamilton, Houston,
May 8.
G. W. Dunbar, Longview, May 5.
W. W. Foreman, Gainesville, May 9.
Thomas Church, Farmersville, Msy Z.
Rev. J. M. G. Robertson, near Celeste,
May 6.
George ". Dunbar, Campbell, May g..
Gustave Opperman, Galveston, May g..
Mrs. Annie E. Stubbs, San Antonio,
May II. -
Abner West, Grandview, May g.
Miss Marie Cassidy, Trinity, May g.
John S. Rhea, Galveston, May IL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
RAILROAD BUILDING AND THE
INTER- STATE Law.


When Congress passed the Interstate
bill there was a great deal of foreboding
and fair amount of amateur prophecy
ing as to the effect on railroad construc-
ton. Gentlemen supposed to be well up
in railroad matters, and competent to
give "pointers," were heard to say the
roads would call halt until able to see
how the law worked that the amount of
building would not go on to any great ex-
tent this year-some other year perhaps,
but not now. It is consolation and q
big one to know that so far is Texas is
concerned, the gloomy prophecies have
not hit the mark. AS matter Of fact
there is great deal Of activity
in railroad construction in Texas at
this time, and some of the enterprises are
large ones. The Fort Worth projects,
alone, are on big scale, giving employ
ment to great bodies of laborers and
turning loose thousands of dollars every
day. Then the St. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas, will build three or four very
important extensions; in fact the Cotton
Belt people are ON the move as though
they wanted good portion Of the earth
and their pluck deserves it. The San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass is pushing its
Boerne extension right along, and only
the other day its engineers drove the last
stake on the Waco survey, land that branch
will be urged forward with Vigor. The
Gould system is building the Bastrop
branch and the Dallas-Waco branch. We
have 8 well grounded idea that within q
year the gauge of the Bremond road will
be broadened all the way from Houston
to Shreveport, and at the latter
place it will find st. Louis
connection with the Cotton Belt
No, men and brethren, it is by no means
an off year in Texas in the
way of railroad building, no
matter what the contention over the
long and short hauls. The roads are
building for some more quite long hauls
in Texas and between the rains and the
railroads we are not grumbling. By the
time the roads carry out their plans it is
altogether probable the common sense
and equity of the courts and people will
have settled all the intricacies of the law
and we will keep'on building railroads in
Texas-Fort Worth, as usual, keeping at
the head Of the procession.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
Greenvil1e Flremen to Entertain.

Special to the Gazette.
GREENvILLE, TEX, May 16.-The Dick
Hubbard Fire Company of Greenville give
grand parade and picnic here on
Wednesday, the 18th inst. Preparations
have been in progress for several weeks.
Two full companies of iremen, those Of
Mckinney and Sulphur Springs, have sig
nified their intention to be present and
participate. Five or six other companies
from various places will be representedby
delegations from their respective COM
panies. A Special train will run between
here and Sulphur Springs, from which
place it is understood there will be some
800 persons, also 100 to 200 from McKin-
ney. An elaborate programme has been
announced by the arrangement commit
tee. A and ball at the opera house st
mig :, I form the attractive finale of the
occasion. The Missouri Pacific roads
will issue excursion tickets at two-thirds
fare
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
How Houston Talks .
Hon atoY1 Doof

! But, then.
| There IS no "but then" about it.
If Houston expects to grow and be
come great city it must get people al
over the country talking about it.
| Excite their curiosity.
Induce them to come here and IooI
around and see what we have got to make
a great city of.
| Pull down the screens.
Meet the visitors at the depot with q
brass band if necessary.
But when they get here?
All, there's the rub.
Talk?
Why talk is half the battle, if you talk
the right way.
But be sure you talk the right way
Don't begin to preach q sermon on hard
times and to tell of the vanity of all Hous.
toms aims and ambitions.
Be truthful.
Be Just.
Don't make your visitor believe that
the only boom Houston has is in the local
papers.
The local papers are not in need OF
your assistance in the way of criticism,
and 1t will not help the city to criticise
them to strangers.
Take your visitor over into East Hous-
ton.
There's q sight.
Show him the big railroad shops, the
two oil mills, the Union depot and where
the big brewery is to stand.
But don't tell him you don't believe
Houston is going to raise the money for
the refrigerator; that you don't like the
no 81
thing.
Don't say these things.
It wouldn't be right for a man who
hasn't subscribed cent to say them.
Tell the truth.
Say that every growing and ambitious
city is composed Of three elements.
Those who work periodically, Vigor-
ouslY and intelligently for it's advance
ment.
Those who are in state of apathy or
Indifference.
And those who take a curious delight in
discouraging the efforts of others by
ridicule, by persistent denial that any
progress can be or has been accomplished,
and by boasting Of every other city besides
their own.
The latter class are called croakers,
OuL Gney really are SOmeGnlng worse, 1OT
their opposition does not arise simply
from dependency, INT from that unenvi-
able spirit which will neither act itself
nor suffer others to act
But does it pay to talk up and boom
a town?
Does it?
Ask Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha,
Wichita, Denver, Sioux City, Louisville,
Atlanta, Birmingham, and even Fort
Worth and Dallas, Tex.
Read the papers published in these
places.
Louisville raised $4,000 to have occa-
sional special editions of the Courier
Journal issued; Denver has very large
special advertising fund, while forty bust
ness men of Omaha have subscribed $3.50
each to put in printers ink.
Does it pay?
What question.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17

EDITOR O'BRIEN is liable to find a
warm reception in Toronto. The Orange
men are excited, and have laid in a supply
of antiquated eggs and other more forcibIe
weapons. This is all good enough when
no other argument can be found. The
truth cannot be suppressed in this man
ner, however. If O'Brien has right on
his side, the cause he represents must
sooner or later triumph, and wisdom
should dictate the policy of listening to
him
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17

ONE of Queen Victoria's sons has chief
command of the English army in India.
He wanted to come hcme to his mama's
jubilee, and when he asked the House of
Commons to let him, the sluices of CEN
sure were thrown open upon the policy
of the government, in permitting the
Queen to appoint her sons to positions
for which they were not qualified. The
democratic spirit is gaining foothold in
Albion.